From its dorm room origins to its current 57-acre campus in Menlo Park, Calif., the story of Facebook’s rise makes great copy. So far, one could call it prototypical American success story, complete with technological brilliance and a fair amount of drama—we’re looking at you, Winklevii.

In just a few short years Wall Street Journal readers have borne witness, and in many cases participated in the rise of a company, an industry and a new way of living. Below, Digits presents a partial guide to past WSJ coverage of the Facebook story.

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